We only mention it briefly, but Chris entered comics with The Staros Report, “an annual fanzine dedicated to promoting “the most intelligent and innovative” graphic novels in the business. In addition to ranked reviews, each issue of The Staros Report featured interviews, comics, bibliographies, character guides, letters, and more.” (wikipedia)

Before it was Top Shelf, it was Primal Groove. Here, the original Primal Groove logo and the Top Shelf anthology they published: